Jeremy Clarkson says attempt to bring ‘happiness’ to Clarkson’s Farm led to ‘shell-shocking’ disaster
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeremy Clarkson has revealed how a plan to bring “happiness” to Clarkson’s Farm backfired in a “shell-shocking” way. “I reckoned the pigs would provide something that’s sadly lacking in farming today: a bit of genuine happiness,” Clarkson told The Sunday Times. Jeremy Clarkson on Prime Video series ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ However, the show’s success provides motivation to continue and, reflecting on why it has become such a hit, Clarkson said: “It was an enjoyable way of learning about where your food comes from. I think it’s been a very useful programme for making people go, ‘Bloody hell, you work very hard doing that and earn no money at all.’” Clarkson’s Farm returns to Prime Video on 3 May.